Just like every other edition of the World Cup tournament, the 2019 competition in England has also seen some spectacular team and individual performances. While some of the pieces of brilliance get forgotten as they end up on the losing side, but the best performer of the winning team gets the ‘Man of the Match’ award that helps reward the player’s contribution.
Below is the list of Man of the Match recipients of ICC World Cup 2019 :
Man of the Match World Cup 2019 List
| Match No | Date/Day | Match | Man of the Match | Stats |
| 1 | 30-May, Thu | England vs South Africa | Ben Stokes (England) | 89(79), 2 wickets, 1 catch 1 run out |
| 2 | 31-May, Fri | West Indies vs Pakistan | Oshane Thomas (West Indies) | 4 wickets |
| 3 | 1-June, Sat | New Zealand vs Sri Lanka | Matt Henry (New Zealand) | 3 wickets, 1 catch |
| 4 | 1-June, Sat | Afghanistan vs Australia | David Warner (Australia) | 89(114) |
| 5 | 2-June, Sun | South Africa vs Bangladesh | Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh) | 75(84), 1 wicket, 1 catch |
| 6 | 3-June, Mon | England vs Pakistan | Mohammad Hafeez (Pakistan) | 84(62), 1 wicket, 1 catch |
| 7 | 4-June, Tue | Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka | Nuwan Pradeep (Sri Lanka) | 4 wickets |
| 8 | 5-June, Wed | South Africa vs India | Rohit Sharma (India) | 122*(144), 1 catch |
| 9 | 5-June, Wed | Bangladesh vs New Zealand | Ross Taylor (New Zealand) | 82(91) |
| 10 | 6-June, Thu | Australia vs West Indies | Nathan Coulter Nile (Australia) | 92(60) |
| 11 | 7-June, Fri | Pakistan vs Sri Lanka | - | Match abandoned |
| 12 | 8-June, Sat | England vs Bangladesh | Jason Roy (England) | 153(121), 1 catch |
| 13 | 8-June, Sat | Afghanistan vs New Zealand | James Neesham (New Zealand) | 5 wickets |
| 14 | 9-June, Sun | India vs Australia | Shikhar Dhawan (India) | 117(109) |
| 15 | 10-June, Mon | South Africa vs West Indies | - | No Result |
| 16 | 11-June, Tue | Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka | - | Match abandoned |
| 17 | 12-June, Wed | Australia vs Pakistan | David Warner (Australia) | 107(111) |
| 18 | 13-June, Thu | India vs New Zealand | - | Match abandoned |
| 19 | 14-June, Fri | England vs West Indies | Joe Root (England) | 100(94), 2 wickets, 2 catches |
| 20 | 15-June, Sat | Sri Lanka vs Australia | Aaron Finch (Australia) | 153(132), 1 catch |
| 21 | 15-June, Sat | South Africa vs Afghanistan | Imran Tahir (South Africa) | 4 wickets, 1 catch |
| 22 | 16-June, Sun | India vs Pakistan | Rohit Sharma (India) | 140(113) |
| 23 | 17-June, Mon | West Indies vs Bangladesh | Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh) | 124(99), 2 wickets |
| 24 | 18-June, Tue | England vs Afghanistan | Eoin Morgan (England) | 148(71) |
| 25 | 19-June, Wed | New Zealand vs South Africa | Kane Williamson (New Zealand) | 106(138), 1 catch |
| 26 | 20-June, Thu | Australia vs Bangladesh | David Warner (Australia) | 166(47), 2 catches |
| 27 | 21-June, Fri | England vs Sri Lanka | Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka) | 4 wickets |
| 28 | 22-June, Sat | India vs Afghanistan | Jasprit Bumrah (India) | 2 wickets |
| 29 | 22-June, Sat | West Indies vs New Zealand | Kane Williamson (New Zealand) | 148(154) |
| 30 | 23-June, Sun | Pakistan vs South Africa | Haris Sohail (Paksitan) | 89(59) |
| 31 | 24-June, Mon | Bangladesh vs Afghanistan | Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh) | 51(69), 5 wickets |
| 32 | 25-June, Tue | England vs Australia | Aaron Finch (Australia) | 100(116), 1 catch |
| 33 | 26-June, Wed | New Zealand vs Pakistan | Babar Azam (Pakistan) | 101*(127) |
| 34 | 27-June, Thu | West Indies vs India | Virat Kohli (India) | 72(82) |
| 35 | 28-June, Fri | Sri Lanka vs South Africa | Dwaine Pretorius (South Africa) | 3 wickets |
| 36 | 29-June, Sat | Pakistan vs Afghanistan | Imad Wasim (Pakistan) | 49*(54), 2 wickets and 1 catch |
| 37 | 29-June, Sat | New Zealand vs Australia | Alex Carey (Australia) | 71(72), 3 catches |
| 38 | 30-June, Sun | England vs India | Jonny Bairstow (England) | 111(109) |
| 39 | 1-July, Mon | Sri Lanka vs West Indies | Avishka Fernando (Sri Lanka) | 104(103) |
| 40 | 2-July, Tue | Bangladesh vs India | Rohit Sharma (India) | 104(92) |
| 41 | 3-July, Wed | England vs New Zealand | Jonny Bairstow (England) | 106(99) |
| 42 | 4-July, Thu | Afghanistan vs West Indies | Shai Hope (West Indies) | 77(92) |
| 43 | 5-July, Fri | Pakistan vs Bangladesh | Shaheen Afridi (Pakistan) | 6 wickets |
| 44 | 6-July, Sat | Sri Lanka vs India | Rohit Sharma (India) | 103(94), 1 catch |
| 45 | 6-July, Sat | Australia vs South Africa | Faf du Plessis (South Africa) | 100(94) |
| 46 | 9-July, Tue | India vs New Zealand 1st Semifinal (1 vs 4) | Matt Henry (New Zealand) | 3 wickets |
| 47 | 11-July, Thu | Australia vs England 2nd Semifinal (2 vs 3) | Chris Woakes (England) | 3 wickets |
| 48 | 14-July, Sun | New Zealand vs England Final | Ben Stokes (England) | 84*(98) |
*Updated on 15th July, 2019
As most of the matches have been won by the Top 3 teams in the tournament, the recipients of the Man of the Match awards are also from these nations. These awards have been won 7 times by Indians, 7 times by Australians and 8 times by the Englishmen.
Rohit Sharma (India) won man of the match four times in the tournament so far. While two players have won the award thrice so far. They are David Warner (Australia), Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh). So far, 24 awards have been won by batsmen, 9 by bowlers and 6 by all-rounders. No player from a losing team has won a ‘Man of the Match’ award.
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